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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF APRIL 23, 2014
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, was
called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Charles Hornig, with members Nancy Corcoran-
Ronchetti, Richard Canale, and Timothy Dunn and planning staff Maryann McCall-Taylor, Aaron
Henry, and Lori Kaufman present. Greg Zurlo joined the meeting in progress
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28-34 Robinson Road, ANR endorsement:
This plan was previously endorsed on March 26, 2014, but the lawyers are insisting on a little
more notation on the lot dimensions.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to endorse the special permit mylars as
they would not require approval under subdivision control.
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On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to accept as distributed the minutes for
April 7, 2014.
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Board of Selectmen Goal Setting:
The Board discussed the items that they would like to see the Board of Selectmen consider as
they set their goals for the next two years. Many were carried over from last year and were either
ongoing or have not yet been undertaken. The Board suggested the following items:
Implementation Plan for the Hartwell Avenue TMOD. Continue work to advance this
project through the funding labyrinth while undertaking more immediate projects that
can be done by the Town. Safe crossings and sidewalks at the Hartwell/Bedford
intersection should be a top priority.
Development of a town policy on active/liveable/complete streets considering
accessibility for walkers and bicyclists in addition to motor vehicles. The Planning
Board is requesting the Selectmen take a leadership role and endorse an initiative to set
specific goals and standards as well as pursue certification as an Active Street
Community.
Page 2 Minutes for the Meeting of April 9, 2014
Implementation of parking management for the Center;
Adoption of regulations for Stormwater implementation; and
TIFs- Establish procedural guidelines and determine what further steps are needed to
develop a more transparent and predictable process.
Staff will draft a letter to the Board of Selectmen based on the discussion tonight.
Mr. Zurlo joined the meeting in progress.
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
Development Regulations, Subdivision Regulations:
Mr. Hornig called the continued public hearing to order at 7:08 p.m. There were 5 people in the
audience. There were draft subdivision regulations submitted with corrections from Mr. Canale
and Mr. Dunn in addition to the original set provided to the Board. Staff will incorporate the
changes discussed tonight for the next meeting.
Items that were discussed tonight included fees and payments regarding submission of an
application and decisions, street maintenance and plowing during construction, tree canopies and
native tree species, and discussions on types of streets.
Audience Comments:
Was there an appropriate place to address solar energy in the regulations and could the
Planning Board encourage the use of solar energy?
The fee schedule recommended that failure to submit the fee was grounds for denial of
the application; why not just make it an incomplete application that should not move
forward? There was no such thing as an incomplete application and the goal was trying
to move away from a ruling on completeness of an application by the Board.
There was a question regarding the supplemental covenant and if it included snow
plowing? The street must be complete before DPW should plow, which was DPW policy.
How could an applicant create a low impact development and still address safety?
Section 175-7.2.B.5 was too vague and should be moved to the dead end section.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to continue the public hearing to May 7
at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to adjourn at 10:05 p.m.
Minutes for the Meeting of April 9, 2014 Page 3
The meeting was recorded by Lexmedia.
The following documents used at the meeting can be found on file with the Planning Department:
Three Draft Subdivision Regulations, April 9, 2014, submitted by Charles Hornig,
Richard Canale and Timothy Dunn (52 pages each).
Comments on the subdivision Regulations from Ginna Johnson, dated April 23, 2014 (1
page).
Memorandum from Staff to Board of Selectmen, dated April 24, 2014, regarding goal
setting (1 page).
Timothy Dunn, Clerk